This weekend was a FUN and RELAXING one. We got up Saturday and watched big sis play basketball. Then loaded everyone up for a quick trip to Dallas to visit with friends. The theme of the visit was "veg-out." Both kiddos and adults took it easy all weekend and just enjoyed each other's company (for the kids that really meant watching TV and videos but hey, it was their vacation too and that is what they wanted to do). Our kiddos got SOOOOOO excited about the visit to IKEA. Favorite activity was riding up and down the elevator with two doors. Big sis just thought it was so cool to go in one side of the elevator but leave the other side. I stocked up on bday gifts for all the parties we will attend this spring and big sis got a new craft and little man picked up a carrier for his puppy dog. Disco's only purchase was a cheese grater we could use for making laundry detergent. And I didn't get anything for myself . . . huh, I just realized that. Guess we will have to make another visit soon! :)
On the MLK holiday we decided to show our love and give to others by picking up trash around the neighborhood. We got home too late from Dallas to do any of the planned community service events around town. I kinda liked making up our own this time. The kiddos really got into being the first to find a piece of trash and then there was a lot of discussion about who's bag got each piece of trash. Who knew they would be competitive about trash??? We walked along the road and also through the woods near the creek. A pleasant outing for sure - and we snagged 3 bags of trash. Not too bad.
Favorite part? The fact that the kiddos "dressed up" to be volunteer trash collectors. I'm sure we looked like trick or treaters combing the neighborhood . . .
